Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Roundguard, an indie roguelike that blends dungeon-crawling with gameplay inspired by Peggle.
Described as "a bouncy, cartwheeling cascade of heroes and treasure", the game has players pinging themselves around monster-infested rooms in an attempt to reach the bottom of dungeons. You only have one life, so you’ll need to learn how to navigate the dungeon’s hazards, master your hero’s skills, and make the correct strategic choices as you play.
Here's a feature list taken from the Steam version of the game, which is set to launch alongside the Switch version:
- Bouncy Fun: Intuitive pinball physics-based gameplay like no other dungeon crawler.
- Multiple Classes: Play as the Warrior, the Rogue, or the Wizard, each with their own unique skills, items, and cheeky sense of humour.
- Randomized Dungeon: Each time you play, the world map and every level are procedurally generated, and quest events and elite monsters are randomly placed. It’s a new experience every time.
- Permadeath with Benefits: Each time you die, you’ll have a chance to bring a special trinket with you on your next run to help even the odds. The more gold you grab before dying, the better your chances to collect one of the most powerful trinkets for your next run.
- A Cast of Oddballs: Chat with the castle’s colourful cast to pick up quests and learn why some rats want their king dead, what’s irritating the local teenage skeleton today, or what the Warrior will do if you can’t get to a bathroom quickly enough.
- Lots of Loot: Over 100 items and trinkets, each with effects that present strategic choices and combo possibilities. Rare and legendary items have randomly chosen bonus properties, so each one feels special.
- Show Off Your Skills: Compete on the leaderboards and try to master all the challenging, rule-bending relics.
The game will be launching on all platforms on Friday 13th March, so you'll be able to pick it up from the eShop in just a few days' time.
What do you think? Are you liking the sound of this one? Let us know with a comment below.
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Oh wow, this looks like a lot of fun! Love Peggle!
Very intriguing. Peggle 2 was a fantastic game that would really be at home on the switch but this looks like a decent enough substitute. Will give it a go on Friday!
Excellent. Enjoyed peggle and would like to see more pop-cap style games on Switch.
"You only have one life"
Peggle was awesome, 2 was good as well, but I stopped reading after that part.
Peggle the RPG? Sold.
It’s still boggles my mind that EA hasn’t reeleased actual Peggle, Plants v. zombies and other Pop-Cap games on Switch, yet.
@JSDude1 EA as a company seems to be trying to forget the Switch even exists: by all accounts their sports games have had abnormally bad Switch releases. I wouldn't be surprised if they rereleased those games on PS4/Xbox One and just didn't put any on the Switch.
Love Peggle to death, but the permadeath system just sounds like it would discourage experimentation and take it out of that "zen casual game" zone that PopCap mastered once upon a time.
Hope it has Ode To Joy! **
(** Doubt it)
Nothing quite like rage quitting Peggle.
Make an option to turn off the "only one life" aspect and I'd be interested
Peggle?! Yes!
Roguelike? Oh... never mind.
This looks really fun! Think I'll buy to bridge that seemingly never ending gap to Animal Crossing New Horizons
How much is this? More than $2?
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